A man who subjected his girlfriend to a string of attacks has been jailed.

North Tyneside magistrates heard how Stephen Moffat turned up his hi-fi so neighbours could not hear Mary Kitchin's screams as he kicked and punched her.

He hit Ms Kitchin twice with the back of his hand, making her nose bleed and kicked her in the leg. In another incident, he kicked and punched her and hit her with a wrench. Moffat, 31, of Holystone Drive, Holystone, was sentenced to three months for assault and one for breaching bail conditions.